seat retrim

[insane1400]

I had a go at retrimming my seat. I added a hump at the rear cause my wife complains about slipping forward, I added some height at the front for myself and trimmed the sides down to look a bit different.
I used a 4-way stretch vinyl which is fantastic stuff, really easy to work with and achieve a reasonable result.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Tell me more, i want/need some extra height on mine.  Been putting it off as the original seat vinyl is still 100% O.K. do you reckon i can reuse the original trim but change the profile slightly?

[T 24]

I changed the profile slightly, 10 to 20 mm from some places, and reused the original seat vinyl. Works great.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

What sort of foam did you use?

[T 24]

I used foam from old car seat, pretty close to Suzukis original seat foam.

[insane1400]

What sort of foam did you use?

I used an offcut of foam from Clark rubber for the hump. To add height to my area I used sticky-back construction foam (which I already had), but I used it underneath the factory foam.
To shape it I got a set of craftright sanding discs from bunnings and a cordless drill, and also a cheese grater.

[KiwiCol]

What sort of foam did you use?

I used an offcut of foam from Clark rubber for the hump. To add height to my area I used sticky-back construction foam (which I already had), but I used it underneath the factory foam.
To shape it I got a set of craftright sanding discs from bunnings and a cordless drill, and also a cheese grater.

great ingenuity there, well done!    (only thing missing is some #8 wire)   

[grog]

Insane , great job. Had trimmer, im not as clever as you, pulled cover off 3 months back. Did patch up job on mine, custom seat but has lasted 12 yrs. Told it needs foam replacing. $300 quoted for rebuild. Im happy to pay but your job great.

[mlivkovich]

This is what I did to mine, no more slipping forward and wife says it's more comfortable. 

[insane1400]

Nice work Mlivkovich looks great.

[Kiwifruit]

@insane1400
nice work on your seat. How about a photo of you bike when you can . Nice looking stubbies.

@mlivkovich
good skills there too.

[VladTepes]

@insane1400 great job
(also can you please pop your location in your profile - ta)


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[GSXKING]

He is certainly an excellent seat guy, just don't be in a hurry. "A tradesman doesn't rush"